Soccer Made in Italy

The cover story of Serie A Matchday 17 is just one: Daniele De Rossi comes home as an opponent. With Genoa. With wounded pride. With a heart that, for the first time, must learn to stay silent. There are matches that don’t need introductions, because they speak for themselves. And then there are others that […]

Just a month and a half after the defeat at the Dall’Ara, which had looked like it could become an unhealable wound for the Partenopei, Napoli get their revenge on Bologna and lift the Supercoppa in Riyadh. Less than six weeks have passed, yet it feels like a lifetime ago. It was November 9 when,

Good morning, happy Monday, and happy Smith coffee to everyone.While we wait for tonight’s Supercoppa final between Napoli and Bologna in Riyadh, this Monday column is dedicated to Gian Piero Gasperini’s Roma — still attractive to watch, but unable to truly dance when it matters most. Against Juventus in Turin, Roma suffered yet another defeat

Serie A champions face Coppa Italia holders for the first trophy of the season, but in front of an Al Awwal Park expected to be half-empty The Italian Supercoppa will hand out its trophy tonight in Riyadh, but Napoli vs Bologna will be played in a setting that clashes with the sporting value of the

While anticipation is building in Saudi Arabia for Monday’s Italian Supercoppa Final between Napoli and Bologna, in Italy all eyes are on Turin, where Juventus vs Roma will be played tonight. In the refrain of a famous Italian song from the 1990s, Ligabue sang “siam quelli là, siam quelli là, quelli tra palco e realtà”

The four-team format starts today, with single-elimination semifinals and an unprecedented TV production: Milan, Napoli, Inter and Bologna face off in Saudi Arabia for the first trophy of the season The spotlight of Italian football turns to Riyadh. The Italian Supercoppa gets underway today and, for the fourth consecutive year, will be played in Saudi

A matchday without big clashes turns into an earthquake at the summit: Napoli fall, Milan stumble, Inter surge clear at the top. A hugely important win for Juventus. It was supposed to be a classic transition round, with no shocks at the top of the table. Instead, it turned into a nightmare for the two

At the Dall’Ara, the most compelling fixture of a matchday with no traditional heavyweight clashes. A high-table showdown also awaits at the Olimpico between Roma and Como. In a Serie A moving toward a new era, it’s telling that on a weekend without classic big matches — understood as clashes between the traditional giants of

Roma, Bologna and Fiorentina deliver three wins out of three, with Ferguson and Bernardeschi stealing the spotlight and Fiorentina finding answers from their stars. Today’s Smith Soccer Coffee, made in Italy, is dedicated to the Italian teams’ clean sweep in Europe on Cup Thursday. Europa League and Conference League delivered three wins in three matches

A sweet cup for Juventus and a bitter brew for Napoli as Italian clubs split wins and losses across the Champions League. Smit’s Thursday Espresso arrives as we wait for today’s Europa League and Conference League fixtures, with Italy’s Champions League balance perfectly even after the first two matchdays. Just like Tuesday, Wednesday delivered one